() — (bound form, literary) to kill, to slay; (bound form, in compounds) to unite, to join forces

Definition

戮 is a literary bound form used almost only in compounds like 杀戮 ('massacre') and 戮力 ('unite forces'). It is not used as a standalone verb in modern Chinese.

bound form
(bound form, literary) to killto slay(bound form, in compounds) to uniteto join forces

Examples

  • Lì shǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō dà guī mó shā lù de shì jiàn.
    There were many large-scale massacres in history.
  • Tā men shì sǐ lù lì tóng xīn, dǐ yù wài dí.
    They swore to unite their efforts and resist the foreign enemy.
  • Gǔ dài jūn wáng cháng yǐ zhū lù zuì chén wèi wēi shè.
    Ancient rulers often executed guilty officials as a deterrent.

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.